Tiger / Zebra Elephant Ear - Alocasia zebrina
USDA Zones 9-11
Medium Water Needs
Bright, filtered
It's a tiger... it's a zebra... it's an Alocasia zebrina. This houseplant will bring a little of the rainforest into your home with its zebra/tiger-like striped stems. The stripes in this variety are a little more prominent than the Reticulata. With this Alocasia's small height and need for warmth, humidity, indirect light, and low water, it can be successfully grown indoors. Please note that elephant ears' attributes and colors become more defined when they mature.
• Height when mature: 2-3 feet
• Light: Bright but indirect
• Soil: Rich, well-drained
• Water: Moist but not soggy, allow top layer to dry out slightly before watering.
• Zones: 9-11
THIS STARTER-SIZED PLANT SHIPS AT 3-8" Tall
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Introducing Premium & Supreme plants
We're expanding our product lineup with plants that need more space than our classic starter pot allows.
Premium Plants come in a 1-quart pot and Supreme Plants come in a 1-gallon pot.
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Your plants are packed with the utmost care, but shipping can be stressful on the little guys.
That's why you have 30 days from the arrival date to experiment with them. If they don't bounce back, you're eligible for a refund.
We sell baby plants
Wellspring Gardens is the starter plant, AKA “baby plant” shop. We just get you started, so you get all the credit for raising your plants under your green thumb.
How tall are baby plants?
We aim to ship your plants when they’re 3-8” tall, though we often ship them taller than that.
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I would leave no stars if possible. I ordered a premium plant in a quart container and expected what was advertised-a well developed plant with 3-4 leaves. I got a one leaf plant with a spaghetti stem. Not sure how they got the nerve to send it.
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This plant was so much larger than I expected and very healthy. Shipped super fast as well. Thank you!!
Very satisfied with the pair of Alocasia Reticulata I ordered. Excellently packaged with care. My plants arrived with natural minor shipping stress. So happy with what I received. The pair is beautiful, and details in them are gorgeous. Looking forward to them to thrive. I highly recommend this item, and I will also shop from them again. Thank you.
Received a pot of soil only
Wellsprings is number 1 in packaging’s flowers! Beautiful Healthy Green plants!
Arrived quickly, packaged well and the plant is happy, healthy and bigger than I expected
Arrived in perfect shape which is impressive since it’s cold and no option to add a heat pack. Beautiful plant and better than my expectations. The packaging is some of the best I’ve seen.
I’d had one of these show up DOA, and another two that ended up not shipping due to them being on the smaller side. All this one needed to do was show up alive to get a decent review. We’ve definitely passed that point. This plant was well packed, and only seemed to suffer slight travel fatigue. It took a few days to get it acclimated, but has since even sprouted some new foliage. I’d definitely shop with Wellspring Gardens in the future.
Leaves were yellow on arrival, arrived fast and seems like it will bounce back!
I order almost all my plants online, and this is the longest shipping time I’ve had for such a short distance. I’ve had plants ship from the west coast to Va that got here quicker and in better shape. They really cheap out on the shipping, considering they charge more than other plant shops I would think they would care enough that you get the plant in good condition. A 30 day guarantee means nothing if your response to a plant being in the mail for a week arriving still wet with both leaves wilted and dying is oh well cut the leaves and it will grow back. It would be better to pay for the priority shipping to ship to your customers so they receive semi thriving plants at least and not half dead. It doesn’t even look like a Reticulata. If any leaves grow back I guess I’ll see. Very unhappy and won’t order from this shop again.
Arrived quickly in good condition! There was one yellowing leaf on arrival. One leaf died and the other is now yellowing but there is another leaf growing in it’s place. I’m happy with my purchase!
Arrived quickly in good condition! There was one yellowing leaf on arrival. One leaf died and the other is now yellowing but there is another leaf growing in it's place. I'm happy with my purchase!
Plant arrived on time, good condition
I got it sooner than expected and it looked exactly like the picture. It already has a new leaf coming in. I'm definitely going to order again.
I got it sooner than expected and it looked exactly like the picture. It already has a new leaf coming in. I'm definitely going to order again.
Great condition. Good packing. Thank you
Great condition. Good packing. Thank you
Fast shipping, I received a beautiful plant in great condition. Thank you!
Fast shipping, I received a beautiful plant in great condition. Thank you!
Beautiful plant . I live it . Thank you so much.
This came pretty soaked and had some time adjusting, I probably should have repotted them immediately, but they're going to recover and be beautiful
This came pretty soaked and had some time adjusting, I probably should have repotted them immediately, but they're going to recover and be beautiful
Admittedly shipping a plant in Nov to the Midwest is a risky gamble, especially since they don't offer a heat pack but it worked! It arrived with one leaf (why did the other leaves get cut freshly before shipping?) in a very moist soil plug with a very healthy white root system. Looking good so far, excellent plant. Thank you. EDIT weeks later this lil guy only showed a tiny amount of leaf damage due to shipping and has stayed in incredible shape. Very happy to have purchased.
